𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨅𐨟

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Niya Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑁂𑀢 (sveta, Girnar), from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀅 (sea).

Adjective

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𐨭𐨿𐨤𐨅𐨟 (śpeta)

  1. white

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śvētá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 740
  • Thomas Burrow (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 126